N64 Wins the Japanese Holiday

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Crazily enough, Nintendo's 64-bit console beat out PS2 and PS1 in Japan during the holiday season.

By IGN Staff

According to Famitsu Weekly, Nintendo owned the holiday season (12-18 through 12-31) with the majority of software sales between Game Boy and Nintendo 64. The company's handheld garnered 33.2% of software sales while Nintendo 64 earned a respectable 21.2% -- just barely edging out PS2's surprisingly low 21.1% stake of the market. Meanwhile, PS1 pulled in 13.4% while Dreamcast nabbed an 8.7% portion.

While no system's software sold exceedingly well, the fact that Nintendo 64 sales beat out those of PS2 and PS1 is a definite sign of just how poorly Sony's next-generation console has been selling in the homeland. Even now, the majority of sales for the system can be attributed to the Japanese looking to purchase it as a DVD-playing device.